Chief Financial Officer; CFO

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Albuquerque, NM

New Mexico Legal Aid (NMLA) provides civil legal services to low-income New Mexicans to promote family and economic stability, helping clients access food, shelter, security, and to preserve their unique cultural heritages. NMLA has locations throughout the state, including Santa Ana Pueblo, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Gallup, Roswell, Silver City, and Taos.

This position is based in our Albuquerque office and reports to the Executive Director.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key member of the New Mexico Legal Aid (NMLA) Executive Management Team and is responsible for the overall leadership, integrity, and operation of the organization's financial and accounting functions. The CFO provides strategic financial leadership while remaining actively engaged in the day-to-day financial operations of the organization.

The CFO has overall responsibility for accounting, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, cash, and investment management, internal controls, audits and tax compliance, payroll-related financial processes, grant and contract financial management, cost allocation, and financial systems and processes The CFO ensures that NMLA maintains accurate and timely financial information, effective internal controls, and compliance with applicable accounting standards, laws, regulations, grant requirements, and organizational policies.

Working closely with the Executive Director, Board of Directors, organizational leadership, program managers, and Finance Department staff, the CFO serves as a trusted financial advisor and translates complex financial information into practical guidance that supports organizational decision-making, responsible stewardship of resources, and NMLA's long-term financial sustainability.

As part of a small Finance Department, the CFO serves as both a strategic leader and a hands-on financial professional and is expected to directly perform or participate in accounting and financial activities as organizational needs require.

• Serve as a member of NMLA's Executive Management Team and provide financial expertise and perspective in organizational planning and decision making
• Advise the Executive Director, Board of Directors, and organizational leadership regarding NMLA's financial position, risks, opportunities, and long-term financial sustainability.
• Provide fiscal support and financial information to the Board of Directors ant its committees, including participation in Board and committee meetings and presentations as needed.
• Develop financial scenarios and multi-year forecasts to support strategic initiatives, organizational planning, and programmatic decisions.
• Assess the financial and internal control implications of proposed initiatives, programs, contracts, and significant organizational decisions and provide recommendations.
• Identify opportunities for cost efficiencies, improved resource allocation, and responsible financial stewardship.
• Provide financial analysis and information necessary to support collective bargaining and other organizational processes.

• Lead development of NMLA's annual organizational budget in collaboration with the Executive Director, organizational leadership, managers, and other appropriate staff.
• Develop and maintain financial forecasts and projections, including multi-year financial modeling and scenario planning.
• Monitor organizational financial performance against approved budgets and forecasts and identify significant trends, variances, risks and opportunities.
• Ensure managers and organizational leaders receive accurate, clear, and timely financial information…